ive known my friend with bipolar for a few years now, we dated off and on, but with both of our mental health issues it wasnt working out because we couldnt communicate right through issues.

i told him that i think his bipolar was getting worse (hes not on meds or in therapy rn) and he exploded on me and said that he knows coping skills and has a support group, but ive known him for years and i've seen it get worse with his mania, rage, and depression. he told me hates me and doesnt want anything to do with me.

is this it then forever? have i lost one of my best friends, or is there something i can do? despite all the rage they gave me i never gave any rage back and just kept telling them i care about them and want them in my life as a friend and that i hope in the future we can be friends still.

i dont know if theyve had a healthy friendship that didnt have rage and huge blow outs on both sides, from the ones ive seen he's either cut them out cause they did one thing they think was bad or would say all his exes are terrible people. part of me is scared that im going to just be that to him, a crazy, terrible person.

ive made mistakes in our years of friendship but ive apologized and did my best to make things right, im in therapy for myself since i have depression and ive always done my best to see things from his perspective but hes never apologized for the hurtful mean things hes said or done to me, but i dont hold it against him because i care about him and i know a lot of is just his bipolar.

has anyone gone through something similar with a friend? is there any advice you could give me?